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When I try to install Spotify with Wine, it says I need to use a standard account. I switched my account from Administrator to standard, and restarted, but I still get the same message. Any help is appreciated.

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Did you follow the steps here? – SirCharlo Sep 28 '12 at 14:07
It might be easier just to go with the native Linux client for Spotify. While it is a touch buggy, it works 90-95% of the time. – BryceAtNetwork23 Sep 28 '12 at 14:12
I use the native Spotify, and have had two crashes in maybe six months. spotify.com/uk/download/previews – Lewis Goddard Sep 28 '12 at 14:15

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This seems to be occurring when Wine is configured as Windows 7. I ran winecfg and set windows version to Windows XP.

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As others have noted in the comments, the native Spotify client is much more stable and reliable than the Wine version. If you don't require the Wine version, this is really the way to go.

http://www.spotify.com/download/previews/

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